Iraluq tuqu’uq (literally, “The moon died.”) – Eclipse Cuumi niugtaallriit, “Iraluq tuqu’uq.” – Before they always used to say “The moon died.” (Click sentence to hear Alutiiq words spoken) An eclipse occurs when one celestial object moves into the shadow of another. This term is often used to describe a solar eclipse, when the moon’s […]
Due to worsening weather conditions, efforts have failed to retrieve the remains of 41-year-old Michael Zobel, an ex-Alaska State Trooper who died when his Cessna 170B went down for unknown reasons near Eureka south of Glennallen.
The summer blockbuster movie Pacific Rim told a fanciful tale of giant monsters rising from the deep in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Now, scientists have confirmed that the northwest Pacific is home to a real-life giant of a different type: the largest single volcano yet documented on Earth.
Forty-six years ago, a ship long as the Empire State Building sailed with intention toward obstacles that captains usually avoid. The icebreaking tanker SS Manhattan was an oil company’s attempt to see if it might be profitable to move new Alaska oil to the East Coast by plowing through the ice-clogged Northwest Passage.